I'm not that surprised. There are written accounts from Gaul of druids using mistletoe to treat a number of ailments, including some with symptoms similar to some abdominal cancers. I can't remember if it was Pliny or Agrippa who wrote of it being used to cure stomach/bowel pain "that brings on death".

Jgok:I'm not that surprised. There are written accounts from Gaul of druids using mistletoe to treat a number of ailments, including some with symptoms similar to some abdominal cancers. I can't remember if it was Pliny or Agrippa who wrote of it being used to cure stomach/bowel pain "that brings on death".

And he advised sticking bread in your ears. To cure headaches IIRC. So we know we should take his comments on medicine serious.

Kyosuke:tennessee.hillbilly:Then again, it probably won't be necessary as my MIL will more than likely leave her car idling in the driveway so that she can make as fast and as impromptu a getaway as possible.

Jgok:I'm not that surprised. There are written accounts from Gaul of druids using mistletoe to treat a number of ailments, including some with symptoms similar to some abdominal cancers. I can't remember if it was Pliny or Agrippa who wrote of it being used to cure stomach/bowel pain "that brings on death".

To be fair, Pliny also wrote about people in Africa who only had one leg and used their enormous single foot to shade themselves from the sunlight and also about other people who didn't cast any shadows at all (the "Ascians"). Not to mention the Troglodytes and Anthropophagii.

It depends on the night. If they've got veal on the menu, Cancer usually puts in an awesome set. Other nights, not so much. I don't know if he's just trying new material or what. But yeah, usually on Fark, Cancer does a good job. He's no Louis CK, though.

tillerman35:Jgok: I'm not that surprised. There are written accounts from Gaul of druids using mistletoe to treat a number of ailments, including some with symptoms similar to some abdominal cancers. I can't remember if it was Pliny or Agrippa who wrote of it being used to cure stomach/bowel pain "that brings on death".

To be fair, Pliny also wrote about people in Africa who only had one leg and used their enormous single foot to shade themselves from the sunlight and also about other people who didn't cast any shadows at all (the "Ascians"). Not to mention the Troglodytes and Anthropophagii.

Kittypie070:How the hell can anyone get holly and mistletoe confused!? They don't look anything alike.

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At least check Google before you emit stupid, subby, it takes like twenty seconds.

Viscum cruciatum, commonly called the red-berry mistletoe, is a species of mistletoe in the family Santalaceae. The plant has small leaves. The flowers have four petals. The berries are red containing 1 seed. It ranges through South West Spain, Southern Portugal, North Africa, Australia and Asia. All parts of the plants are poisonous if eaten. Its fruit is harmless to birds which disperse the seeds. It is used as a Christmas decoration.

Kozaru:Kittypie070: How the hell can anyone get holly and mistletoe confused!? They don't look anything alike.

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At least check Google before you emit stupid, subby, it takes like twenty seconds.

Viscum cruciatum, commonly called the red-berry mistletoe, is a species of mistletoe in the family Santalaceae. The plant has small leaves. The flowers have four petals. The berries are red containing 1 seed. It ranges through South West Spain, Southern Portugal, North Africa, Australia and Asia. All parts of the plants are poisonous if eaten. Its fruit is harmless to birds which disperse the seeds. It is used as a Christmas decoration.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viscum _cruciatum

/subby//fark you

AWW SNAP! Looks like the butthole-berry-burrower just brought your know-it-all arse down a notch. It only takes twenty seconds to check wiki before you TRY to correct someone, you know. Maybe you should try that next time.

/something about keeping your mouth shut before proving you're a fool and such...

Kozaru:Kittypie070: How the hell can anyone get holly and mistletoe confused!? They don't look anything alike.

[PAWSMACK]

At least check Google before you emit stupid, subby, it takes like twenty seconds.

Viscum cruciatum, commonly called the red-berry mistletoe, is a species of mistletoe in the family Santalaceae. The plant has small leaves. The flowers have four petals. The berries are red containing 1 seed. It ranges through South West Spain, Southern Portugal, North Africa, Australia and Asia. All parts of the plants are poisonous if eaten. Its fruit is harmless to birds which disperse the seeds. It is used as a Christmas decoration.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viscum _cruciatum

/subby//fark you

Not the plant usually referred-to as mistletoe (Viscum album). I'm guessing from your profile that you aren't familiar with European mistletoe.No biggie. Anyone can make a mistake. Merry Christmas.

DerAppie:Jgok: I'm not that surprised. There are written accounts from Gaul of druids using mistletoe to treat a number of ailments, including some with symptoms similar to some abdominal cancers. I can't remember if it was Pliny or Agrippa who wrote of it being used to cure stomach/bowel pain "that brings on death".

And he advised sticking bread in your ears. To cure headaches IIRC. So we know we should take his comments on medicine serious.

Eh, too true. What tillerman35 said, as well.

Despite all that, folks are still finding viable remedies mixed in with all the outlandish stuff in Pliny and others. Quite a lot of modern medicine came from old folk remedies and herbal treatises from centuries ago... you just have to sift through the crap to find the good stuff.

I actually enjoy reading through that stuff and trying to find the nugget of truth behind all the traveler's tales that they recorded. I've been reading through Agrippa's "Three Books of Occult Philosophy" lately, and there are some crazy bits in there... especially in the first book's section on plants and animals that exist under the influence of planetary bodies/astrological signs. It's mostly over-exaggerated BS, of course, but it's interesting to read through, and some of the medicinal plants listed are still being used today.